Dictatorship has become a profession under Modi government: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi Sep 19 (IANS) A day after Congress workers were lathicharged in Chhattisgarh s Bilaspur district party President Rahul Gandhi attacked the Narendra Modi government saying that dictatorship has become a "profession" and the attack would be remembered as an act of "political atrocity".
"Under Narendra Modi s regime dictatorship has turned into profession. The attack on Congress workers fundamental rights by Raman Singh s government in Bilaspur will be remembered by citizens as an act of political atrocity " Gandhi said in a tweet attaching the video of the lathicharge on the party workers by Chhattisgarh Police.
Congress workers were lathicharged on Tuesday in Bilaspur district during a protest against state Minister Amar Agarwal.
The Congress workers were beaten by the police after they spilled garbage at Agarwal s house. Over a dozen Congress workers were injured in the lathicharge by the police including senior party leader Atal Srivastava.

--IANS aks/anp/bg